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Indrapuri Old Mosque ( Acehnese: ''Meuseujid Tuha Indra Puri'',
Indrapuri Old Mosque was constructed between 1607 and 1636. The mosque was built on top of the base of a former 12th-century Hindu temple from the Hindu Kingdom of Lamuri of North Sumatra. It is narrated that the kingdom had fought against navy from
Indonesian
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** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
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: ''Masjid Tua Indrapuri'') is a mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
in Indrapuri, Indonesia
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. Constructed in the early 17th-century, it is one of the oldest mosque in Aceh Province.
History
Indrapuri Old Mosque was constructed between 1607 and 1636. The mosque was built on top of the base of a former 12th-century Hindu temple from the Hindu Kingdom of Lamuri of North Sumatra. It is narrated that the kingdom had fought against navy from China
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, and Lamuri kings emerged victorious eventually with the help of Meurah Johan who was a prince of Islamic Linga dynasty, and later became a Lamuri king as an adherent of Islam. Since then the place was converted into a mosque.
Renovation occurred in 1696 and later in 1879.
Building
Indrapuri Old Mosque was built over a land of , the area which corresponds to the base of the older Hindu temple. The mosque is located to the east riverbank ofAceh River
The Aceh river on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia flows from mountains that include the 2780-metre high Mount Peuët Sagoë for some two hundred kilometres northeastward to reach the junction of the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea at Banda Ac ...
, around from the edge of the river.Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Aceh Besar
See also
*List of mosques in Indonesia
This is a list of mosques in Indonesia. The Indonesian term ''Masjid Agung'' is translated as "Great Mosque", while ''Masjid Raya'' is translated as "Grand Mosque." ''Masjid Keramat'' is translated as "Holy Mosque." ''Masjid Jami'' is translated ...
References
Further reading
* * {{Mosques in Indonesia 17th-century mosques Buildings and structures completed in 1636 Mosques in Aceh Cultural Properties of Indonesia in Aceh Islam in Aceh